Local News Highlights from Lincoln Noble and Town Events
Lincoln Noble of Ainsworth was in town on business. Mr and Mrs J Henberger and two children visited relatives in Streetor NL. N A Buck joined as state bank examiner but will remain with family in Brighton. Riverside bonuses listed: Russell Cummings 274 Ed Muller 154.50 Chas Rose 210 Joe P Quinn 207.50. Strawberries and raspberries are available via H O Banks. J M Wilson of Wilson Heating Co reports a 125 mile trip to Corydon Town and Montiecia Town for heating jobs. Miss Perm Schrack bridal shower hosted by Albert Schrack as she prepares to wed Frank Carey.
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Riverside
Russell Cummings
Ed Muller
Chas. Rose
Joe P. Quinn
Perm Schrack
Albert Schrack
Brighton Enterprise
Frank Carey
Notable Local Movements and Visits Reported
Miss Cecile Cole of Haskins spends the day in Washington. Mrs. Lloyd Goodwin and baby were Davenport bound. Bertha Kock visits Brighton for a few days. C F Gresseup and family near Brighton shopped in town. The J A Work Insurance Agency at Graham's Store. Ethel Knern travels to Peighton after visiting here. Mrs. Emily Brown and her mother Mrs. J C Mathers visit Washington. All regular reserve and honorary members meet at the fire house 12:30 Sunday June 10 for decoration day. Bring car and flowers. Rev J N MacLean of Missoula Montana arrives to occupy First Presbyterian pulpit tomorrow. August Glick wears 50-year Rock Island service badge daily. Billy Cunningham visits sister Mrs Everett Adams in Moline. Everett works for Rock Island street railway. Nephew Milo Adams graduates Moline High June 15. Ted Eggers notes his family reached Chicago. niece Mines Anna Vetersen broadcast from Edgewater Beach hotel WJAZ station Thursday at 9 p m
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Fire House
Billy Cunningham
Everett Adams
Moline
Everette
The
Rock Island Street Railway Company
Milo Adams
Moline High School
Town News Roundup Shows Visitors and Local Ads
Local residents and visitors listed yesterday in town include Parker Everet of Wayland and Reverend C C P Nash of West Chester. Mrs J W Parrow of Ainsworth and Mrs Anna Day of Brighton travel or visit. Miss Nell Ryan returns from Penn College. Rose Wheelan comes home for summer from Davenport. Also noted are new taxi service to Mt. Pleasant, door and window screen work, lawn mower sharpening, and bank savings promos.
Local society notes from Washington Kansas listing visitors and travels
Miss Velme Gallagher is ill with diphtheria. Miss Mary Minick visits from Chicago. Mrs. G. L. White of Harper shopped in Washington. Umbrellas repaired by EB Simons. Mrs. W. N. Plummer of Keota shopped in Washington. Miss Genevra McCaw of Syracuse visiting the Lytle home. Miss Elizabeth Nwin to Denver for the summer. Miss Marjorie Nuhn and Miss Hilda Nuhn visiting cousin David Elder. Mrs. Sichard Eldridge and two children of St. Louis arriving at the Lytle and Eldridge home. John Belvin reports Grover Ferrell trip to Union City, Tenn. safely reached. some mud, much paved roads. J. S. Smid brings infant Heith Esther Smid’s body for burial near Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs. Smid’s father L. F. Woodburh accompanies him. Pollok Wallace returns from Shrine meeting in Washington and appears in Hearst paper. Washington hottest US city this week. Shrine visit enjoyable. Ernest Lemmon has not returned. Notice disclaims debts run up by speaker. Wayne Houck.
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John Belvi
Grover Ferrell
Union City
Tenn
J. S. Smid
Shelby
Iowa
Heith Esther
Alguiet
Elm Grove
Pollok Wallace
Washington, D. C
Pollok
Washington Times
G. Logan Payne
Washington
Hearst
United States
Ernest Lemmon
Pests of the Gold Coast Surveyors face tropical perils
Surveyors on the Gold Coast of West Africa have, in three years, surveyed 15,000 square miles despite dense forests and the rainy season. They endure harmattan dust, dry winds that damage gear, and dangers like snakes, malaria, mosquitoes, scorpions, and pests such as jiggers and Jumbo flies. The jigger burrows under toenails, Jumbo flies hatch boils, and guinea-worms may appear as leg lumps from contaminated water.
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Gold Coast
West Africa
Harmattan
Man Practices Emergency Driving With Family
Brown, who had few driving lessons in a car just purchased, takes a family ride. A horn from a following motorist spooks him. He jerks the wheel left then right, skirting a steep bank but narrowly regains the road. His terrified wife asks what he is doing. he replies he is practicing for emergencies.
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Brown
Rome
Mary
Boston ‘Transcript
Pepped Up Considerably In Birmingham Ace
In Birmingham Aceafterutd the piece notes a dramatic turn as a corger awakens to life. A rich elder about to die is jarred by a surprising recovery while references hint at a celebratory dance hall moment and a bold social scene.
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Peirce
Corger
Halle
Birmingham
Aved Suspicious Thoughts
Fragmentary quotation on thoughts and vigilance compares inner musings to bats among birds, noting they can cloud the mind when pressed or guarded, attributed to Bacon in a terse reflective line.
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Suepis
Bacon
The Return of the Thief at Gray Ledge Lake
President Drew discovers his cottage theft news as a typewriter is stolen but the culprit returns for the desk. A girl in a canoe connects with him, explains she bought the missing machine from a salesman, and he invites her to visit. He muses on mystery and fate.
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Drew
Wich
Preston Drew
Gray Ledge Cottage
Mie
Tomay
Rare Brand of Pigeon Import Noted in Belgians Breeding
The Belgians are renowned pigeon breeders and one of the choicest birds is the tre Ant werp carrier, a comparatively rare variety.
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Tre Antwerp
Auto with legs? A quirky hospital tale from Beston
A grated line from Beston's Transcript hints at an auto that runs on legs, echoing themes of patient testimony in hospitals. The fragment suggests a satirical or surreal note on medical care and technology, reflecting outsider commentary rather than a straight news item.
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Rock Island Railroad
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Chicago
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Ruoul Kantrow
Edgewater Bead Hotel
WJAZ
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C. M. McDowell
Ties Moles
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Jake Hotle
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W. W. Wolary
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Nell Ryan
Penn College
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Ottumwa
St. Joseph's Academy
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W. D. Loftiss
Boy Wonder
Milton Weherle
Wellman
Washington Central Park
Alice Meeks
Peoria
Walter Wilde
Carl Meek
Mt. Pleasant
N. D. Anderson
Otheod
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Eunice
California
John Acheson
F. & M. State Bank
Hoy McElhinney
T. J. McElhinney
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Lyons
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Sylvester Chance
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Atchisons
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Iliness and
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John Shields & Sons
Dot Hampton
Marjorie Hebner
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Ida Carris
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